Corset Chronicle

There has always been a following for corsets by both women and men for quite some time going back several centuries. The construction techniques and the shapes they form have been upgraded with newer technology and so have the types of materials used. For you to reproduce the shape you desire, you need to have an understanding of the materials available to you on today’s market.

Using Corsets to Shape the Body

The oldest created corsets are typically the ones with a minimal amount of curves. Your breast shape looks to be contained and create the appearance of a minimized profile. To attain this shape you have to contain and fight the natural shape and curves of a woman's body.

Busks and Boning

A corset of high quality depends on two main factors: a) the characteristics of the boning material used, and b) the level of lacing tightening. If you want the corset to feel comfortable when you are wearing it you are only able to tighten the laces so much, the boning provides the remainder of the support.

A useful boning material is nylon cased spring steel that delivers a pale color base and comes in different widths, thickness and length. When choosing a spring steel for your corset the thickness gives way to the width in importance. You are sure when you purchase a corset with the best steel boning because it is flexible and pliable, but it is very hard to bend it.

You are able to also find busks that open and are mainly used on the front of corsets to enable you to put on and take off your corset without calling someone in for help. The earliest busks were invented around 1860 and began with the inclusion of a simple busk, the more detailed spoon busk was created ten years later. All of these corsets can be found in either our corset superstore or our corset auctions.